National electric power production, generating capacity, and fuel consumption: annual publication by the Division of Power Surveys and Analyses, Bureau of Power. [U. S. and state totals]
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OSTI ID:7327115
Trends in electric power production, generating capacity, and consumption of fossil fuels over the six-year period (1970-1975) show the decline in U.S. production of oil and natural gas, the effects of the oil import embargo, higher electricity prices, and the 1974-1975 economic recession. Annual growth in net electricity production by electric utilities varied from a high of 8.6 percent for 1971-1972 to a low of 0.4 percent for 1973-1974. It increased at an average annual rate of 5.1 percent between 1970 and 1975. The increase in net electricity production for 1974-1975 was 2.6 percent, notably less than the overall average annual increase of 5.1 percent. Installed generating capacity of electric utilities increased at an average annual rate of 8.2 percent. In net electric utility production by source of energy, the most outstanding trends are: the percentage share of nuclear power increased from 1.5 in 1970 to 8.9 in 1975; production from oil increased from 12.0 percent in 1970 to 16.8 percent in 1973, but then decreased to 15.1 percent in 1975; and production from natural gas continuously declined from 24.6 percent in 1970 to 15.7 percent in 1975. The data for years 1970 through 1975 are presented for public, private, and industrial plants. (MCW)
- OSTI ID:
- 7327115
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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